Medical Assistant, OBGYN and Midwifery- Northampton

Site: Mass General Brigham Medical Group Western Massachusetts, Inc.

 

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

 

The Mass General Brigham Medical Group is a system-led operating entity formed by Mass General Brigham to deliver high quality, low cost, innovative community-based ambulatory care. This work stems from Mass General Brigham’s unified system strategy to bring health care closer to patients while lowering total health care costs. The Medical Group provides a wide range of offerings, including primary care, specialty care, behavioral and mental health, and urgent care, both digitally as well as at physical locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. The group also offers outpatient surgery and endoscopy, imaging, cardiac testing, and infusion. We share the commitment to delivering a coordinated and comprehensive experience across all locations, ensuring the appropriate level of care is available to every patient across our care delivery sites.

Comprehensive and sensitive health care as unique as you: That’s what you’ll find at Cooley Dickinson Medical Group ObGyn & Midwifery, no matter your stage of life or state of health. We’re dedicated to moving health care forward in the Pioneer Valley with a full range of services, including pregnancy, childbirth and midwifery services as well as comprehensive gynecology care and breast health services.

Our programs and services include:

Adolescent GYN Health/First GYN exam
Childbirth Center
Care for trans men, genderqueer and gender-nonconforming individuals
Contraceptive Management (birth control)
Fertility counseling and treatment, intrauterine insemination, reproductive health
Gynecology
Mammography
Menopause Care
Midwifery Services
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Obstetrics (pregnancy care)
Osteoporosis Care (bone health)
Pelvic Floor disorders
Reproductive Endocrinology
STI/sexually transmitted infections
Urinary Incontinence (loss of bladder control)
Vaginal/Vulvar diseases and disorders

This specialty has offices in 2 locations:

22 Atwood Drive, Northampton
170 University Drive, Amherst
This role will be split between both of our locations.

 

Job Summary

We are seeking a full-time, 40-hour Medical Assistant to support our specialty onsite, weekdays. This role will predominantly be based out of the following office: 22 Atwood Drive Northampton, MA. However, employees must be able and willing to commute to any of our 3 locations in the Northampton/Amherst area (for training/precepting purposes) or during times of fluctuating staffing shortages (for cross-coverage purposes). The schedule for this position is 4, 10-hour days per week, 7:30am to 6:00pm with either Wednesday or Thursday off! As true partners to our nurses and providers, our Medical Assistants get the opportunity to work autonomously to the top of their education/certification while also functioning as part of the collaborative team with rotating provider coverage.

Responsibilities include:

Ensuring efficient patient flow through the office
Assisting during office visits (rooming, examinations, procedures, and treatments as directed)
Performing clinically appropriate tasks related patient panel management (phone calls, test results, prescription refill, coordination of care, etc.)
Maintaining neat, clean, and safe patient care areas
Interacting with patients and their families in a professional, friendly manner consistent with their needs.

 

Qualifications

Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent required or Associate's Degree Medical Assisting preferred

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No

Licenses and Credentials
Basic Life Support [BLS Certification] - Data Conversion - Various Issuers preferred Certified Medical Assistant [National Certification] - Data Conversion - Various Issuers preferred

Experience
Direct MA experience or medical field work 1-2 years required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential for success in this position.
- Ability to prioritize tasks in complex and busy environments.
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Comply with all local, state, and federal privacy and confidentiality rules and regulations.
- Ability to take vital